VOA Broadcasting in Cantonese

The VOA Cantonese service reaches an audience of elite entrepreneurs, businessmen, soldiers and students as well as aspiring rural residents in south China who either do not understand Mandarin well or prefer their native dialect. The Service also reaches Cantonese speakers in Hong Kong, Macau, Vietnam, Australia, and other Chinese communities where Cantonese is more widely spoken than Mandarin.

Quick Facts

Established: February 1939

Target area: Cantonese speakers in southern China, Hong Kong, and Macau and traditional Chinese script users throughout the world